Did you ever dye Easter eggs with natural dyes from Mother Nature? The colors that emerge might surprise you.
Coffee grounds will produce a light chocolate color,
tea bags a reddish brown.
tea bags a reddish brown.
These gorgeous colors came from onion skins and red cabbage leaves. The blue, from the cabbage leaves is so pretty.
Turmeric gave this sunny golden color and the beets produced a light mauve, it’s my least favorite.
To make a mottled looking egg with onion skins, wrap the paper thin skins around the eggs, place in a pot with water about 1 inch above the eggs, put a few more skins on top and boil for about 5 minutes, then set aside for an hour. Remove to paper towels to dry.
With coffee & tea bags, you put 4 T of coffee grounds or about 12 tea bags, 1 T white vinegar & water, enough to cover eggs, in a pot and boil the eggs for about 15 minutes. I usually cut open the tea bags.
To make a mottled looking egg with onion skins, wrap the paper thin skins around the eggs, place in a pot with water about 1 inch above the eggs, put a few more skins on top and boil for about 5 minutes, then set aside for an hour. Remove to paper towels to dry.
With coffee & tea bags, you put 4 T of coffee grounds or about 12 tea bags, 1 T white vinegar & water, enough to cover eggs, in a pot and boil the eggs for about 15 minutes. I usually cut open the tea bags.
To use vegetables, you’ll need about 2 cups of material, 1 T white vinegar in a pot of water & boil for 15 minutes. Then add room temperature eggs……make sure there’s enough water to cover the eggs & boil again for 15 minutes.
Leave the eggs sit in the water for more color, that’s the trick. To shine the eggs just rub them with vegetable oil.
Blueberries, cranberries, raspberries and basil will all create beautiful colors. And you could create your own colors by combining materials.
I love the colors of eggs dyed this way, the old fashioned way! This must have been how it was done long ago!
Now what to do with all these hard boiled eggs? Egg salad, deviled eggs…any suggestions?
I love the colors of eggs dyed this way, the old fashioned way! This must have been how it was done long ago!
Now what to do with all these hard boiled eggs? Egg salad, deviled eggs…any suggestions?
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Have a great day! Debbie
What a great idea…can’t say I will try it but I love knowing about it!!
Thanks for sharing Debra….
Kathy
thanks for sharing! maybe we’ll try some of those!
How beautiful…I guess I’ve been too lazy to try it this way! But I love how they turned out!
Hugz,
Michele
great job, I never thought of it before. I did used to make golden eggs tho with onion skins but mostly I use dye kits
How pretty! One year I did make the blue eggs with the cabbage and they were beautiful.
Awesome idea!! So beautiful. I like to make egg salad with mine.have a great day..m.
Thanks for the great info Debra!! I am ALWAYS looking for a way to do things more naturally! I am going to try this!
Kristi
Very pretty. I have to share with you that once when I was teaching we were dying with cabbage. The director of the school came fussing down the hall wanting to know what the terrible smell was. She wanted it gone as soon as possible.
What beautiful colors!! I may have to try this.
Gorgeous colors and love the idea of making them shiny.
Hugs!
Kat
I’ve always used food coloring but never natural dyes (although I’ve read about them) but seeing them — they are very pretty — but love the shine and no matter what dye I’m using, I’ll definitely shine mine up.
They are the most vividly beautiful eggs I’ve ever seen…seriously! You are so clever, Debra!
These eggs are gorgeous! You are so clever….lovelovelove it.
Gorgeous! I love those…
Everything is beautiful over here at your place – I really enjoyed visiting you this morning…
Hope you have a great day Debra!
xo,
Kim